Most Nominations without a Win: 11

Two films — 1985’s The Color Purple (pictured) and 1977’s The Turning Point — received 11 Oscar nominations (including nods for Best Picture) and went the night without a win.

Most Nominations That Ended in a Complete Sweep: 11 The final chapter in Peter Jackson’s first Middle-earth trilogy, 2003’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, took home Oscars in all 11 of its nominated categories, which were: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Sound Mixing, Best Use of Cinematic Flimflammery to Trick Audiences Into Sitting Through 13 Different Endings, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, and Best Make-Up. (Yes, we added a fake 12th category there.)